It’s the best time of the year to be shopping for curriculum because the Build Your Bundle Homeschool Sale is going on this week!  You will be blown away when you see all of the great products that you can get at such huge discounts!  I am really, truly pleased as can be to be a part of the sale as a contributor and an affiliate.  All of the folks working on this sale have been amazingly mindful about helping homeschool families have a great experience and save a ton of money!

Last week I told you that I’d be giving you my best advice for making these great deals even better, so here we go!

1.  First of all, I hope that you got your coupon code like I told you to!  That was a special offer available before the sale went live, and you will want to use that.  If you forgot your code, don’t worry.  Look for a reminder email from the Build Your Bundle crew–they have sent you your code, so save it for when you are ready to check out.

2.  One great feature of the Build Your Bundle Sale is that they are offering an awesome Buy 2, Get 1 FREE deal!  Since there are so many bundles (15!) with over 200 products, I am pretty sure most of you are going to have no trouble finding 2 or 3 or more bundles to put to use!  Even sweeter:  for every 2 bundles you buy, you can get 1 more for free, and that will work even if you want to work that deal multiple times!  You don’t even have to use a code or anything–they’ve made it so easy.  Just add your bundles to your cart and the lowest priced one will be free.  So, take full advantage of this opportunity, ok?

3.  The next great way to maximize the value of your products is to take advantage of the Build Your Own option!  If you are seeing a few things here and there in some bundles that you want, but you don’t want the entire pre-assembled bundle that it’s in, no sweat!  You can create *your own* bundles from the things you want and just bring it all together in the way that best suits you!

The other option I like this for is this:  Let’s say that you found 3 bundles that you already got for the Buy 2, Get 1 deal, and then there are just a few more items that you would like to get.  That might be the perfect time for you to assemble those into your own bundle and finish up with the odds and ends goodies that you want for your family!

I believe that once you start shopping through the Build Your Bundle site you will see how nicely it is laid out and how everything has been set up to be easy for you.  If you combine the power of the Buy 2, Get 1 + the Build Your Own + your coupon code, you are going to get some super sweet deals!  So get on over there and have some fun!

 **Two more important tips:

1.  Create an account at the Build Your Bundle site.  When you are logged in, your shopping cart will save anything you put in it.  So if you are like me and have little bits of time here and there to figure out what you want to get, take advantage of this feature to help keep you organized.

2.  Don’t have much money for curriculum right now?  I have suggestions:  One, if you use Paypal to checkout, they typically offer you an opportunity to pay in installments, so you can benefit from that.  Two, if you use a credit card you can also spread out your payments if you need to, or pay in a chunk when payday comes, or however you need to work it.  I love it that there are ways to benefit from these savings without needing to have all the money in hand right now!